cyan
color
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Cyan is a greenish-blue color. It is considered one of the primary colors in the CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) color model, which is used in color printing. While often described as greenish-blue, the term "cyan" can also refer to dark blue when used as a combining form, as in "cyanobacteria". The Greek root kyanos means dark blue enamel.123
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